Martin Retov

Martin Retov

Personal information
Date of birth	5 May 1980
Place of birth	Rødovre, Denmark
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	AGF U17 (assistant)
Youth career
	Rishøj IF
	Køge BK
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1998–2002	Køge BK	89	(12)
2002–2008	Brøndby IF	220	(23)
2008–2010	F.C. Hansa Rostock	55	(4)
2010–2015	AC Horsens	120	(8)
Total		484	(47)
National team^‡
2001	Denmark U-21	3	(0)
2004–2008	Denmark	6	(0)
Teams managed
2015–	AGF U17 (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 March 2015. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 March 2012

Martin Retov (born 5 May 1980) is a Danish football coach and retired professional footballer.^[1] He has played more than 200 games for Brøndby IF.

Career

He started his career in the youth teams of Danish clubs Rishøj IF and Køge Boldklub, before he made his debut for Køge in the second-tier Danish 1st Division league in 1999. He was called up for the Danish under-21 national team in 2001, which he represented in three matches, coming on as a substitute in all three games. In 2002, Køge earned promotion to the top-flight 2002–03 Superliga season, but following only one Superliga match for the club he was injured in late July. While still recovering, he was bought by the defending Danish champions Brøndby IF.

He was one of the first signings of new Brøndby IF coach Michael Laudrup, who played Retov in a centre midfield duo with Morten Wieghorst. Retov quickly became a mainstay in the Brøndby team, and following a successful 2003–04 season, he debuted for the Danish national team, when he came on as a late substitute, replacing Morten Wieghorst against Scotland in a friendly match 1–0 win on 28 April 2004. Subsequently, he was voted Brøndby's 2004 Player of the Year. In the 2004–05 season, Retov only missed a single Superliga match, as Brøndby won its 10th championship, and he took part in the 2005 Danish Cup victory, to complete Brøndby's the Double triumph.

On 8 July 2008, he joined 2. Bundesliga side F.C. Hansa Rostock. Here he established himself in the starting 11 and was appointed captain.

On July 6, 2010, Retov joined Danish Superliga team AC Horsens.

After retiring

Martin Retov repealed in 2015 his contract with AC Horsens, not knowing if he would continue his active football career. A few weeks later he announced that he retired and instead wanted to try being a coach. As at start he is coaching AGF's u17 team as assistant coach.^[2]

International career

He has played six games for the Denmark national football team.

Honours

• Danish Superliga: 2004–05
• Danish Cup: 2002–03, 2004–05, 2007–08

References

1. "Martin Retov". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
2. "Retov stopper karrieren og går trænervejen". bold.dk. Retrieved 6 August 2015.

External links

• Danish national team profile (Danish)
• Career stats by Danmarks Radio (Danish)